Category: Pain Science and Sensibility

How much of an improvement would you need to see in order to feel that physiotherapy was going to be worthwhile for your low back, neck, or shoulder pain? This is the question that...

In this episode the topic of pain memory recall is explored. How well do we remember our past pains? Are there differences in recall between populations? What might account for the differences when they...

In episode 33, Sandy and Cory are joined once again by Pain Specialist Physician, Milton Cohen. Dr. Cohen and his group have submitted a new clinical definition of pain. In the discussion, we unpack...

A recent paper looks at the philosophical underpinnings of the practice of mindfulness and raises some concerns regarding the ethics of its use. In this episode, these concerns are discussed as well as the...

We return to exposure based therapy and an update of the topic covered in the popular episodes 12 and 15, expectancy violation. This time we discuss a clinical commentary paper reviewing the state of...

Our guest in this episode is Dr. Nortin Hadler, a rheumatologist and professor of medicine at the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill, who has spent decades right in the middle of several...

This episode has Sandy and Cory discussing a recently released book, tilted Meanings of Pain. Can we measure pain? What is the impact when we try? How do the roles we assume impact the...

In this episode of Pain Science and Sensibility, it’s another British Invasion! So, I guess that would make us the Ed Sullivan show? Special guest Adam Meakins, host of The NAF Physio Podcast, joins...

Sandy and Cory discuss a popular topic in the treatment of low back pain; the role of the transverse abdominus. This paper examines the role in pregnancy related low back pain but the episode...

What is stratified care? Can we get the right patients to the right care at the right time? In this episode we look at a study examining some of the background required to answer...